UAE Central Bank sets up crisis committee with banks
Representatives of the Central Bank of the UAE and major national banks met yesterday to discuss the challenges faced by the UAE banking system...
2011 CFA Institute Research Challenge
CFA Emirates, the national chapter for CFA Institute, the UAE’s leading association for financial and investment professionals, has launched its third annual research challenge.
Unusual Favorite Summer Hobby: Financial Planning
My favorite summer hobby is probably an unusual one compared to most people my age. As a 21 year old just graduating from college(and...
NASDAQ Dubai to migrate Dubai Gold Securities trading to DFM
NASDAQ Dubai intends to migrate the trading of Dubai Gold Securities to the DFM X-Stream Trading Platform.
Clearing, Settlement and Custody of Dubai Gold Securities...
Debt Crisis Solutions are Leaving Investors Behind
How the losses are being paid for...
It used to be taken for granted that you could put aside some money and earn enough interest...
Dubai Mercantile Exchange gets support from existing Investors
Global derivatives marketplace CME Group and Oman Investment Fund, a sovereign wealth fund of the Sultanate of Oman, will increase their investments in the...
No Let-Up in Investments Following the 9% Corporate Tax Introduction
Fincasa Capital, the global financial services & Tax advisory firm, expressed its support to the UAE’s new law imposing a 9% corporate tax on...
Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange to launch Sensex futures
Indians living in the Gulf will soon be able to trade the BSE Sensex on the UAE's Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange, which became...
flydubai ties up with Al Fardan Exchange
flydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, has signed an agreement with Al Fardan Exchange to allow customers to pay for their flights at any...
CFD products launched for ME investors
ADS Securities (ADSS) has launched of a new range of CFD (contract for difference) trading products specifically designed for Middle East traders.
The CFDs give...
UAE Investment Map highlights strategic opportunities for global investors
His Excellency Eng. Mohammed Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Economy, today, announced the launch of the UAE...
Standard & Poor’s Leaders’ Forum 2011 will be held in Abu...
Under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Economy, Standard & Poor's Leaders’ Forum will be held on 15th November 2011 in Abu Dhabi....
State Bank of India launches Corporate Banking Services from DIFC
Global Fortune 500-listed State Bank of India (SBI), has started providing a complete range of banking services from its base in the Dubai International...
Community Development Authority signs MoU with Emirates NBD
To jointly launch a programme on finance management
The Community Development Authority (CDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates NBD to strengthen mutual...
Ernst & Young named ‘Best Accountant – Auditor’ by Banker ME
Ernst & Young was named as the ‘Best Accountant – Auditor’ in the Middle East region at the Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2011
Rising investor demand for growth stimulus
Fund Manager Survey Finds Rising Investor Demand for Growth Stimulus
Expectations Grow of Further ECB Easing by Year-end
A growing majority of global investors would like...
Central Bank postpones cheque rule implementation
Following publication of news items in some section of the press that all banks and other establishments have started accepting only machine readable cheques...
Banks ordered not to publish audited annual accounts
UAE Central Bank ordered all banks not to publish their audited annual accounts or announce any data related to the 2008Â results, according an article...